Michael Cyril Creighton is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Howard Morris in ''

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'', Patrick in ''

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'', Joe Crowley in ''

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'', and his Writers Guild of America Award-winning web series ''Jack in a Box.''

Early life

Creighton was raised on

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, by his mother and maternal grandparents.

Career

Creighton works regularly in film, television and theatre alternating between comedic and dramatic roles. Sarah Larson of ''

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'' says "Creighton has a gift for expressing the tension between the desire to connect and the desire to protect oneself." On the stage, Creighton's credits include the world premiere of

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's ''The Amateurs'' at Vineyard Theater and the New York premiere of

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's ''Stage Kiss'' at

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. For his portrayal of Kevin in ''Stage Kiss'', he was named a "Face to Watch" by ''The New York Times'' and nominated for an

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for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. He has worked numerous times with the Brooklyn-based theater company The Debate Society, originating several roles. As a writer, in addition to creating and starring in the Writers Guild Award-winning web series ''Jack in a Box'' (2009–2012), he wrote and guest starred in an episode of the popular web series ''

'' created by Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair. The episode is called "Helen". He was a founding member of the New York

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and performed weekly in ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Stage

Awards and nominations

* 2010

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, Nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role (for ''MilkMilkLemonade'') * 2010

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, Winner, Best Web Series Pilot (for ''Jack in a Box'') * 2012

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

, Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media (for ''Jack in a Box'') * 2013

, Winner, Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media (for ''Jack in a Box'') * 2014

, Nominee, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (for ''Stage Kiss'') * 2016

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, Winner, Robert Altman Award (for ''

'') * 2023

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, Nominee, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (for ''

'') * 2024

, Winner, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (for ''

'')

References

External links

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